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The Primary of All Primaries – Still Not Over

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 16, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Early voting is under way this week in North Carolina’s primary elections. So far there is not much excitement. Sixty-two years ago we had a much different primary and run-off election experience. Voters came out in record...

The ‘OMG Rule’ For Political, Economic And Social Etiquette

Posted by The Commentators | Apr 14, 2012 | The Commentators

You know, it suddenly struck me recently that we don’t need complicated definitions for competing political, economic and social philosophies to determine how we should interact when living and working together in a community, a...

Ron Rash's "The Cove" – Laurel Shelton or Shelton Laurel

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 9, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Laurel Shelton is the central feature of a new and powerful anti-war novel set in the mountains of Madison County, North Carolina. If I made that statement to anyone familiar with North Carolina’s Civil War history, I would be...

Benefit to Some AND to All

Posted by The Commentators | Apr 9, 2012 | The Commentators

A recent story on WCHL informed us that Orange County rural residents were upset because, although they represent 40% of the county population, they would only receive 12% of services under a newly proposed Orange County Bus...

Water Part IV: When the Well Runs Dry

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 9, 2012 | Common Science

I should mention that at the outset I am not intentionally selecting topics that will lead to the rather pessimistic columns I often write. I just pick a topic, follow the data, and see where it leads. I started this series...

Just the Facts on Amendment One, Please

Posted by The Commentators | Apr 4, 2012 | The Commentators

Washington State, Maryland. New Jersey, New Hampshire. So far this year, the bumpy road to marriage equality has played out in four states, with wins in three, and an unsurprising veto in the Garden State by Republican Governor...

Praying for Bad Things to Happen

Posted by D.G. Martin | Apr 2, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Why are so many people these days praying for bad things to happen to good people? And what does the answer to that question have to do with the Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision on the constitutionality of the Patient...

Water Part III: Get the Salt Out

Posted by Jeff Danner | Apr 1, 2012 | Common Science

“If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get freshwater from salt water, that would be in the long-range interest of humanity and would dwarf any other scientific accomplishments” – President John F. Kennedy April...

Members of the Same Community

Posted by The Commentators | Mar 30, 2012 | The Commentators

I am a supporter of the Occupy Movement. Not least because I have spent much of my life fighting for social and economic justice, and against any form of arbitrary authority. Recently, I have become unhappy with some of the...

Bookwatch returns with authors who were worth waiting for

Posted by D.G. Martin | Mar 29, 2012 | D.G. Martin

Those who missed North Carolina Bookwatch on UNC-TV while it has been off the air to make room for “Festival’s” special programming can look forward to this Sunday afternoon at five o’clock. Bookwatch returns with an encore...

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